Providers across the country are calling for better public-private partnerships after a series of natural disasters revealed how often nursing home evacuations are conducted without coordination.

Mobility challenges, medical needs and failed alerts left many older residents trapped when flames spread and smoke billowed as the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through Southern California last year ...

As hurricane season approaches, The Home Depot Foundation is directly supporting efforts to help communities better prepare ...

When the Big One or another major disaster hits California, the emergency response will need to be massive. Fixing roads and other infrastructure; restoring power and cellphone service; providing food ...

The seismic activity has ranged from very low magnitude up to 4.7 magnitude in strength, according to the USGS data.

Californians have long relied on federal support to respond and recover from major disasters, but experts are sounding the alarm, saying the Trump Administration could delay assistance when it’s most ...

A fire department in Northern California charged a Nebraska senior citizen hundreds of dollars for an emergency response — despite the woman never stepping foot in the city. As a lifelong Omaha ...

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